Reviews with content warning for Violence - Finlay Donovan: una escritora de muerte

This book is extremely memorable. Finlay feels stuck in her life. She is financially reliant upon newly engaged ex-husband, who is a perpetual liar and cheater. When he threatens to sue for full custody of their who chaotic children, Finlay is feeling desperate. She is entirely unable to write the romantic suspense novels that have previously earned her modest advances and self respect. When an opportunity to earn $50,000 appears, Finlay knows she can't take it, not if she has to kill someone... or can she?

Along the way, Finlay finds herself leaning on her children's ex-nanny, her cop sister, and a handsome bartender, as she finds her way to who she is meant to be.

"Finlay Donovan is Killing It" is absolutely charming. The frustrating family members set the stakes without us harping on their terrible natures for too long. Finlay grows throughout the story as she learns to believe in and value herself. Also, the nanny is definitely my favorite character, hands down.

Twisty and turn-y, logical and zany, an armload of fun!

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amandathebookishlibrarian's review against another edition

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funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This book is crazy good. I am itching for book 2. I need more Finlay!

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fromjuliereads's review against another edition

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adventurous funny mysterious slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

Let me start off that I didn't dislike this book by any means. It was just okay for me.

The first 50% of the book was so slow... I struggled through a lot of it because it felt like nothing was happening, even though things were happening. It just didn't work. Even the end where lots was happening, I didn't feel completely invested. I think a big part was because the characters weren't developed enough for me, and I honestly didn't care about any of them... the only characters I liked were Vero and Nick, but they were too aside and not developed for me to be invested in the story because of them. I think there were just too mant characters and it caused a lack in full development of the main ones.

I think some things just wrapped up too neat as well. And the ending felt so bland. It wrapped everything up and set up for another book, but it was not an exciting ending like I would hope for - basically all the good guys keep their hands clean.
Side note: I also struggled with the ending because it felt like they gave up on some of the editing. It could have been so much cleaner... I had noticed it in little bits through the book and it was easy to ignore, but there were so many simple mistakes at the end that it made me even more frustrated with the ending.

I so wanted to like this book, because I really enjoyed Seasons of the Storm by this author. But it just didn't work for me. It couldn't compare to the fun and characters of Jana Deleon, Janet Evanovich, or Jennifer Crusie. Sorry!

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invaderlinz's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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thebakerbookworm's review against another edition

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adventurous funny mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book surprised me in the best way because it is so much FUN! I don’t want to say too much about it because I think it’s more fun if you go in blind, but if you need a quick read that will make you laugh and keep you guessing, this is a great choice!

The steady plot is the main focus, but there are some nice character relationships and development also. The crazy predicaments that Finlay gets herself into were just the right amount of unbelievable mixed with totally plausible for Finlay. 😂

I know this one has been hyped a lot on bookstagram, but I think it’s #WorthTheHype and I can’t wait for the next one!

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lizzynotbennet's review against another edition

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dark funny mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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jenkneebee's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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kerrygetsliterary's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-paced

4.5

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